16.50 Barometer Issue

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Like many others the altimeter is all over the shop after this update. It looks like its actually the barometer that is the problem - the ambient pressure readings swings around dramatically (the weather is not changing that fast of course) and the readings don't match actual figures.

  • Those who suffer with wrong nightly calibration issue - revoke location permission for Garmin connect app on your phone (I enabled "Allow only while using the app" instead of "Allow all the time" option) and this behavior will stop. DEM/activity calibration works still fine, the only side effect seems to be missing weather info on the watch. 

  • My Instinct is using version 16.5, It no longer has “watch mode” in barometer settings. Instead, it has “sensor mode” in altimeter settings.

    Sensor mode appears to do the same as watch mode but this conflicts with any instructions that I find on line.

    Was this a change in 16.5?